Weather Records on 8 July 1962

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1962. Highest significance: Long Prairie, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1962

On 8 July 1962, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 268 daily.
Long Prairie set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 8 July 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 8 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	309.3 mm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 8 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1962

Top 20 records on 8 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1962	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1962	Amethi, IN	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1962	Kursk, RU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Mc Intosh 4 NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Musafir Khana, IN	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Bottineau, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1962	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1962	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1962	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1962	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 271 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	198
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2